New Year, Same Yoga
Some used yoga in 2020 to maintain mind and body in a stressful year.
Chelsea Duke and her husband, Jon, have five kids. Duke is also remodeling her home — painting her walls as she talks on her AirPods … Continue reading
Health
The Challenger
How 100 day challenges have changed the perspective of a Springfield gym owner, coach
The first 100 days is the measuring stick for any recently inaugurated president. As people look to New Year’s resolutions as a catalyst for change, … Continue reading
Keeping Your Brain In Shape
Tips from experts on how to exercise your brain, even during a pandemic
2020 was a trainwreck: a global pandemic, wildfires, social isolation, political unrest. During this time of exhaustion and loneliness, everyone has struggled to find ways … Continue reading
Tempest in a Brewpot
Lane County responds to Agrarian Ales
On Saturday, Feb. 24, Agrarian Ales issued a website and Facebook statement that caused a stir in the beer-loving community. It said that Lane County forced … Continue reading
Dancing Away the Donald
Better mental health can just mean shaking things up
In these troubled times, one way to take care of your mental health is to get out and dance. That’s what a 34-year-old Cottage Grove … Continue reading
On the Rebound
Eugene trainer Troy Monroe bounces in just minutes a day!
For centuries upon sad centuries of human history, people have been searching desperately for that proverbial Fountain of Youth — a futile quest for a … Continue reading
Tanks for the Memories
A float in the isolation pod will bring you up against yourself, and you might be the better for it
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of submerging myself in a sensory deprivation tank. As a kid, I … Continue reading
Buggin’Out
Portland company with Eugene roots produces powdered crickets
CHarles Wilson is founder and CEO of Portland-based Cricket Flours, a platform food ingredient and consumer food product company. Wilson says his mother’s gluten-intolerance inspired the business. He founded the enterprise during his last year of law school at the University of Oregon. “Ten or 15 years ago my mom got diagnosed,” Wilson tells EW, “and she couldn’t have gluten anymore.” Continue reading
Good Vibrations
Music therapy makes medicine out of melodies
Have you ever listened to a song and, without even realizing it, started tapping your toes? Have you ever been brought to tears through music? Most of us can probably answer “yes.” There’s a science, and a whole profession, built around the reason why. I’m in the cheery downtown studio of Danielle Oar, a board-certified music therapist and owner of Refuge Music Therapy, LLC in Eugene. Continue reading
Run Me Over
Tips for reluctant runners in track-friendly Eugene
I have come to accept the fact that I will never love running. You heard me, Track Town USA. I admire Eugene’s gleeful hoards of marathon runners and I understand that, to some, running is a sacred form of exercise. To me, it is a merciless slog. Continue reading